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Peggy Liaw; David M. Sidhu; Lorraine D. Reggin; Penny M. Pexman – Developmental Science, 2026
Sound symbolism refers to associations between language sounds and certain perceptual or semantic properties. One well-studied example is the maluma/takete effect, in which individuals tend to associate round-sounding nonwords like maluma with round shapes, and spiky-sounding nonwords like takete with spiky shapes. This phenomenon suggests that…
Descriptors: Children, Learning Modalities, Correlation, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
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Kolinsky, Regine; Morais, Jose – Language and Cognitive Processes, 1996
Describes a new paradigm that may be appropriate for uncovering speech perceptual codes. Illusory words are detected by blending two dichotic stimuli. The paradigm's design allows for comparison of different speech units by the manipulation of the distribution of information between two inputs. (23 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Mapping, Language Processing, Learning Modalities